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Supersized Cargo Skipping Smaller U.S. Ports

Port operators from Newark, N.J., to Long Beach, Calif., are spending billions of dollars to dredge harbors, raise bridges and build larger terminals to accommodate megaships.

The last major container shipping line ended its Portland run in March, leaving the city without regular ocean-bound container service for the first time in four decades.

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Tales from the Former VP of Fleet Operations for Coca-Cola

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Join fleet hall of famer Steve Saltzgiver, RTA’s senior fleet management consultant, as he shares lessons from his time as VP of Fleet Operations at Coca-Cola and reveals how the four pillars of fleet success can transform your operations.

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European Commission Investigates FedEx/TNT Express Merger

The commission, the European Union's antitrust watchdog, said the two remaining international delivery companies, United Parcel Service Inc. and DHL Worldwide Express Inc., may not provide sufficient competition to the merged company.

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How Amazon’s Drive-Thru Targets Publix Supermarkets In The Southeast

The Amazon concept, if it comes to fruition, would be a convenient alternative to going to the grocery store — and as a drive-thru, it's one that makes a lot of sense for the car-dependent Southeastern U.S.

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Truck Freight Volumes To Jump 29% In Next 11 Years

American Trucking Associations (ATA)

Even though truck tonnage grows over the forecast period, trucking’s share will dip from 68.8 percent in 2014 to 64.6 percent in 2026.

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Big European Coke Bottlers Explore A Merger

Coca-Cola Company

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. is discussing a tie-up with Coca-Cola Iberian Partners and Germany’s Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetränke AG, according to people familiar with the matter.

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SUPERVALU INC. To Spin Off Save-A-Lot

No specific timetable for a separation has been set and there can be no assurance that a separation of Save-A-Lot will be completed or that any other change in the Company’s overall structure or business model will occur.

Global Logistics Properties To Acquire $4.55 Billion Worth Of U.S. Warehouses

Demand from major institutional investors to invest with GLP in U.S. logistics real estate is strong, with GLP in negotiations with several new and existing capital partners.

Cargo Thieves Go High Tech; Food Leads In Stolen Merchandise

Using falsified credentials to pose as legitimate truckers, criminals contract to carry the load, drive their own truck to a warehouse or distribution center, and simply pick up loads in need of delivery.

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Georgia Ports Authority Teams With CSX On New Inland Port

Georgia Ports Authority

Operated by the Georgia Ports Authority, the Appalachian Regional Port will deliver goods more efficiently to the GPA's Garden City Terminal, the second busiest container port on the East Coast behind New York-New Jersey.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, right, announces a Memorandum of Agreement to establish the Appalachian Regional Port near Chatsworth, Ga., along with, from right, Murray County Commissioner Brittany Pittman, Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Curtis Foltz, CSX Senior Vice President Clarence Gooden, Ga. Senator Charlie Bethel, and Ga. House Speaker David Ralston, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in Chatsworth, Ga. The inland port, due to open in 2018, will serve as a direct link from the Port of Savannah to North Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and parts of Kentucky.

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East Coast Ports Face Warehouse Crunch

The expansion of the Panama Canal is reshaping seaports up and down the U.S. East Coast, as local governments spend billions to deepen harbors, raise bridges and make other infrastructure improvements in anticipation of larger ships.

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Food Delivery Startup Deliveroo Raises $70 Million For Global Expansion

It was just two months ago that the company announced it had expanded to Paris, Berlin and Dublin, in addition to the 18 or so towns and cities in the U.K. it currently serves.

Alibaba’s Tmall.com Promotes Same-Day Grocery Delivery In China

China’s largest business-to-consumer platform and a unit of Alibaba Group, has launched a RMB 1 billion ($161 million) online grocery promotional campaign to offer same-day delivery services to Beijing city residents.

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